STADE PLABENNECOIS FOOTBALL

What STADE PLABENNECOIS FOOTBALL does

Stade Plabennecois Football is an amateur football association (Association sportive) founded around 1934 in Plabennec, Finistère, Brittany (legal entity: Stade Plabennecois de Football, SIRET 378 964 852 00024). The club currently competes in National 3, the fifth tier of the French football pyramid, and operates a comprehensive multi-category program: senior men's teams across multiple divisions, a labeled Ecole de Foot youth academy certified by the Fédération Française de Football, a feminine section (Seniors D1F plus U18, U15, U13), and a newly launched 'jeunes pousses' program for under-6s. Its secondary product surface includes the Section Sportive partnership with Collège Nelson Mandela (combining academic study with 3h30 of weekly football training for 50 students in grades 6ème-3ème), the Plab'été summer camp for ages 5-14, the annual Tournoi du 8 Mai youth tournament gathering 160 teams and 1,300 players, and the federal Programme Educatif Fédéral covering citizenship, health, environment, and fair play.

The club operates from the Stade de Kervéguen headquarters (Avenue de Kervéguen, 29860 Plabennec) and the Complexe Louis Goasduff, with no proprietary technology platform beyond a website (plab29.com) maintained by external partner ARTTEC. Revenue is assembled from four streams: (1) annual football licenses and memberships from U6 through senior categories, both male and female; (2) the Plab'été summer camp at 235€/week with sibling and multi-week discounts; (3) merchandise sold at 50€ for new-member packs (jacket, t-shirt, shorts, backpack, water bottle) through Le Rond Central online store and partner retailers; and (4) sponsorship and in-kind support from approximately 60 local businesses including Intermarché, Super U, Crédit Agricole, and Groupama. Distribution uses the club secretariat plus partner retail outlets (KOP bar, Le Diabolo, Super U Plabennec, Intermarché Plabennec) for tickets and merchandise, with marketing conducted through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and TikTok.

Governance is via a volunteer Comité Directeur led by co-presidents David Calvez and (until May 2025) Hervé Richoux, with Michel Pommellec as President and Director of Publication and Jean-Luc L'Hostis as General Secretary. The club holds no external investors, has no parent company, and operates as a nonprofit association. Recent competitive milestones include the 2023 Coupe de France run (reaching the 16th round against Ligue 2's Grenoble Foot 38), the 2023 Coupe Gambardella U18 8th round, and the 2025 U17 Brittany championship; 2024 marked the club's 90th anniversary. The data center of value creation is community-rooted brand equity, youth development pipeline, and dense local sponsorship network rather than technology or capital scale.

Name

STADE PLABENNECOIS FOOTBALL

Legal name

Stade Plabennecois de Football

Website

https://plab29.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stade Plabennecois Football is an amateur French football club in Plabennec, Brittany, competing in National 3 (5th tier). The club provides youth academy, men's and women's teams, summer camps, school sports sections, and community tournaments serving the local Léon community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football development
• Football academy training
• Community football programs
• Football summer camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Plabennec

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and licenses: Annual football licenses and club memberships for players across all age categories from U6 to seniors, both male and female teams.
2. Plab'été Summer Camps: Annual summer football camps for children aged 5-14, offered in three weekly sessions in July at 235€ per week with sibling discounts available.
3. Merchandise sales: Club merchandise including sports packs (jacket, t-shirt, shorts, backpack, water bottle) sold for 50€ to new licensees and individual items available for former licensees.
4. Sponsorship and local business partnerships: Revenue from numerous local business sponsors including Intermarché, Super U, Crédit Agricole, Groupama, and approximately 60 other local companies providing financial and in-kind support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stade Plabennecois Football is an amateur football club that organizes competitive football training and match participation across all age categories (U6 to seniors) for both male and female players. It runs a labeled French Football Federation (FFF) youth academy, a school sports section partnership with Collège Nelson Mandela, an annual youth tournament (Tournoi du 8 Mai), a summer camp program (Plab'été), and the Programme Educatif Fédéral, all from its Stade de Kervéguen base in Plabennec, Brittany.

Product overview

Stade Plabennecois Football is an amateur football club competing primarily in National 3 (fifth tier of French football). The club operates as a unified organization offering organized football participation through multiple team categories (senior, youth, feminine), structured youth development via its labeled Ecole de Foot academy, specialized programs like the Section Sportive partnership with Collège Nelson Mandela, seasonal activities including the Plab'été summer camp and Tournoi du 8 Mai tournament, and educational initiatives through the Programme Educatif Fédéral. The portfolio ranges from competitive league play (National 3, Regional 1/2, District 1) to grassroots入门 development for children ages 5 and up.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 8th round of Coupe de France (historically achieved once in 2009-2010)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Intermarché PlabenneccoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMain commercial partner providing equipment packs for youth teams and sponsorship support. Also serves as ticket sales point for home matches.
• Super U PlabennecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal supermarket partner serving as ticket sales location for home matches.
• Crédit Agricole du FinistèrecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of the annual May 8th tournament (Challenge de la Ville de Plabennec et du Crédit Agricole) and match day events.
• Collège Nelson MandelacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for football sports section program for students in 6ème to 3ème (ages 11-15), combining academic studies with structured football training.
• GroupamaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance company sponsor providing financial support to the club.
• ARTTECminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development and maintenance partner responsible for the club's official website (plab29.com).
• Les Voyageurs (Plabennec)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal catering partner providing meals for Plab'été summer camp participants.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SO Romorantin: Centre-Val de Loire amateur club with extensive Coupe de France history at National 2/3 level. Comparable scale, structure, and cup-run-driven visibility pattern.
• AS Furiani: Corsican amateur club that has spent multiple seasons in National 2/3. Comparable as a community-anchored southern-French amateur club with a similar scale of operations, sponsorship base, and reliance on regional Coupe de France runs.
• Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant: Pays de la Loire amateur club that has competed at the National 3 level. Comparable as a small-town, volunteer-supported French amateur club with cup-run ambitions and a comparable revenue/sponsorship profile.
• US Granville: Normandy-based amateur club with a recognized Coupe de France pedigree at the National 2/3 level. Closely comparable in sporting tier, volunteer structure, and the way cup performance has been used to grow regional profile.
• Stade Briochin: Saint-Brieuc-based Breton amateur football club operating in and around the National/National 2 tiers. Directly comparable to Stade Plabennecois as a community-rooted Breton club competing in the same national pyramid with similar youth-development and cup-run profile.
• Trélissac FC: Périgueux-area amateur club historically competing in National 2/3. Comparable community club with similar sponsorship model and cup-driven media exposure.
• US Concarneau: Finistère-based football club that progressed through the same National 3/National 2 amateur tiers before reaching Ligue 2. Closest geographic and structural peer to Stade Plabennecois and the most relevant recent comparator for the club's upward trajectory.
• Bergerac FC: Dordogne-based amateur club operating at National 2/3 level. Comparable in scale, geographic catchment, and reliance on local sponsorship and youth pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• EA Guingamp: Professional Breton club with Ligue 2 history and an established academy. Relevant as the dominant local competitor for player talent and sponsor attention, and as the upper-bound trajectory for an ambitious Breton community club.
• Fédération Française de Football: National governing body that issues the youth-academy label (Ecole de Foot) referenced by Stade Plabennecois, runs the Coupe de France and Coupe Gambardella competitions the club competes in, and shapes the regulatory environment for all amateur French clubs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plab_officiel
• Facebookfacebook.com/StadePlabennecoisFootball
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadeplabennecoisfootball
• TikToktiktok.com/@plabennec?_t=8YQ1QzJe5q9&_r=1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stade-plabennecois-football

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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